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Council amends sanitary sewer service area to add high school site, industrial park land and other study areas
Summary
The City of Monroe approved a second amendment to its sanitary sewer service area plan to add areas—including the new high school site, parcels near State Highway 11 (Bader property), Richland Heights development and about 48 acres at the North Industrial Park—to permit future sewer service, following staff explanation of DNR requirements.
The Monroe Common Council approved a second amendment to the city’s sanitary sewer service area plan after staff described why the changes are needed and what the red-lined areas on the attached maps represent.
A Board of Public Works representative presented the amendment noting it amends the plan originally approved May 20, 2023, and that the changes are reflected on attached maps. Council members asked whether red areas fall inside the corporate city boundary and whether red areas represent current sewer-served land or broader study areas.
City staff (Mike) explained that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources requires municipalities to maintain an up-to-date sanitary sewer service plan. Mike said the red areas on the maps mark land proposed to be added so sewer service will be allowed when development occurs; some red areas are part of the study boundary and are not yet within the corporate boundary or immediately scheduled for development. He listed the additions being included: the new high school development, the Richland Heights development adjacent to the high school, a property north of State Highway 11 (referred to in the transcript as Bader’s land), and an approximately 48-acre addition to the North Industrial Park.
Council members pressed for clarity on whether the plan’s red areas obligate immediate city annexation or service; staff said the amendment anticipates potential future development so later annexation or separate actions would be required before service is extended. After discussion the council approved the 2nd amendment on a roll-call vote.
The amendment updates the city’s sewer planning maps so that sewer service can be authorized without returning to amend the plan each time development occurs in the newly added areas.
